Josh Gorges was born August 14, 1984 in Kelowna, British Columbia. A free-agent signing of the San Jose Sharks in the summer of 2002, Gorges is a graduate of the WHL's Kelowna Rockets.

A steady defenseman who can contribute offensively, Gorges spent four seasons in Kelowna, helping the club capture the 2004 Memorial Cup. In his four seasons with the club, Gorges registered 152 points (33-119-152) before going on to make his professional debut with the AHL's Cleveland Barons in the fall of 2004.

A member of Canada's silver medal winning World Junior team in 2004, Gorges went on to make his NHL debut with San Jose during the 2005-06 season while seeing limited action with the club's AHL affiliate.

In the 2006-07 season, Gorges saw regular action with the Sharks appearing in 47 games with the club before he was dealt to the Montreal Canadiens.

After playing eight quality years in Montreal, Gorges was traded to the Buffalo Sabres for a second round draft pick.

On the international stage, Gorges represented Canada only once during the 2004 Silver Medal performance at the World Junior Championships.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2000-01

Kelowna Rockets

WHL

57

4

6

10

24

+1

6

1

1

2

4

2001-02

Kelowna Rockets

WHL

72

7

34

41

74

-12

15

1

7

8

8

2002-03

Kelowna Rockets

WHL

54

11

48

59

76

+27

19

3

17

20

16

2002-03

Kelowna Rockets

M-Cup

4

0

0

0

0

2003-04

Kelowna Rockets

WHL

62

11

31

42

38

+22

17

2

13

15

6

2003-04

Canada

WJC-A

6

0

3

3

4

+8

2003-04

Kelowna Rockets

M-Cup

4

0

2

2

0

2004-05

Cleveland Barons

AHL

74

4

8

12

37

-2

2005-06

San Jose Sharks

NHL

49

0

6

6

31

+5

11

0

1

1

4

2005-06

Cleveland Barons

AHL

18

2

3

5

12

+1

2006-07

San Jose Sharks

NHL

47

1

3

4

26

-3

2006-07

Worcester Sharks

AHL

7

0

1

1

2

-5

2006-07

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

7

0

0

0

0

-1

2007-08

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

62

0

9

9

32

0

12

0

3

3

0

2008-09

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

81

4

19

23

37

+12

4

0

1

1

7

2009-10

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

82

3

7

10

39

+2

19

0

2

2

14

2010-11

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

36

1

6

7

18

-3

2011-12

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

82

2

14

16

39

+14

2012-13

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

48

2

7

9

15

+4

5

0

0

0

4

2013-14

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

66

1

13

14

12

+6

17

0

2

2

6

2014-15

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

46

0

6

6

16

-28

2015-16

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

77

2

10

12

72

-7

2016-17

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

66

1

5

6

50

-3

NHL Totals

749

17

105

122

387

68

0

9

9

35

WHL West Second All-Star Team (2003) WHL West First All-Star Team (2004) George Parsons Trophy (Memorial Cup - Most Sportsmanlike Player) (2004)

Signed as a free agent by San Jose, September 20, 2002. Traded to Montreal by San Jose with San Jose's 1st round pick (Max Pacioretty) in 2007 NHL Draft for Craig Rivet and Montreal's 5th round pick (Julien Demers) in 2008 NHL Draft, February 25, 2007. Missed majority of 2010-11 due to knee injury at NY Islanders, December 26, 2010. Traded to Buffalo by Montreal for Minnesota' 2nd round pick (previously acquired, later traded to Chicago - Chicago selected Chad Krys) in 2016 NHL Draft, July 1, 2014.